[Meta] proposal — a flair for pharmacy posts
Putting this to the board: proposal — a flair for pharmacy posts. Why the monthly pricing tracker works, and the rule that makes it work. Members post the pharmacy, the product, the month and the price they actually paid — not an advertised offer, not a first-month discount. No links of any kind are permitted, which…
In England, specialist weight management services are commissioned locally, so eligibility criteria and waiting times differ by ICB. There is no single national threshold to quote.
Switched pharmacies mid-titration and had to restart the ladder because the concentrations did not line up.
Not convinced — the US threads are a different system entirely and importing their advice here does real harm.
Added a nation tag — the answers to this question differ across the four.
ask the pharmacy for the price list, not the headline offer
tier 3 waiting lists are measured in years, not months
Yes — four nations, four pathways, and threads that ignore that give people the wrong answer confidently.
Small fix — that is the Scottish pathway. The post is asking about England and the answer is different.
Four pharmacies, four prices, same product, same month. The spread was larger than I expected and none of them were the headline offer.
What did the referral letter actually say?
What did the referral letter actually say?
Adding the practical bit — ask what happens at discharge before you start, not after.
The online consultation asked me three questions, none of them about my history. I did not go ahead.
specialist service, not GP, for tier 3 in most of England